Illuminated register



l parent Patented Jan. 26, 1926.

EMERY J. rom), yor EvERE'rfi, wasniitG'ion.v

ILLUMINATED" REGISTER.

Application zfiled January `19, 1925. VSerial No. 3,465.v

T0 all whom t may concern Be it known that I,-EMERY J. FoRD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Everett, in the county of Snohomish and State of VVashin'gton, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Illuminated Registers, of which the .following isa specification.

This invention relates toan improved register of the type found in public buildings, hospitals, clinics, and other places where names of the occupantsof the place are displayed for, convenience, and it has more particular reference to a device of this kind which is illuminated and so constructed as to indicate whether a particular person is out or in. .y f

Brieiy, the invention ycomprises a casing,

vin which a source ofillumination is dispo-sedi VThe facing .or front wall of: thek casing is formed withsight 'openings covered 'by 'a transparent member, upon which the names are inscribed to render them visible through the opening. The illumination aids in rendering the names clearly visible.

Cooperative with the sightopenings are closing'slides adapted to cover the names in-l.-

scribed upon the transparent number, each slide also carrying the same name which it covers on said transparent member.

One feature of the invention is to provide an elongated casing, in which a single source of illumination is arranged, the light rays from said source playing upon an angularly disposed mirror disposed behind the sight openings to project the reflected rays through said sight openings, therebyV enabling aY single bulb of convenient size to serve to illuminate a multiplicity of naines. Another feature of the invention is to make the sight openings cover slides of imperforate material, so that whenthey are in closed position they will indicate that that particular person is out and vice versa.

Other Jfeatures of construction and advantages derived from their use will become apfrom the following description and drawings.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this application, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure l is a front elevation, with a portion broken away and shown in section, of a name register constructed inaccordance istered names desired. stance, this casing is open at its frontn lent invention, showingtlie preferred embodiment thereof.

Figure 2 is aliorizontal section, showing the `general arrangement of parts.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary detail section, showing the construction Off certain off the details more clearly. u As before indicated, in carrying out the invention, I employ a casing 1, which may with the pres v'be of any appropriate configuration, and of a'size lto accommodate any Vnumber of reg- Invthe present in- Functioning to close this openl front isa threesply closure member. The outer ply lis in theform of a brass or other forni of metal plate 2. I prefer to use brass, bronze or the Ilike to add to the `appearance of the device. This plate 2 is providedV in vert-ical alignment at one side with vertically spaced slots 3, whichmay be conveniently designated as sight openings. Spaced from the metal plate 2 is a plate of glass 4., Ifpdesired, one side of this glass may be frosted, to subdueV the light rays which are adapted to pass therethrough.

lnterposed between the plates 2. and 4 is another plate. 5 of appropriate material, which may .be properly referred to as a mounting member. At the rightihand side, this plate 5 is provided with grooves 6, adapted to slidably receive sliding plates 7 provided at one end with o-utturned finger pieces the brass facing plate 2 cooperates with vthe grooves to form guides for these slides. At the left hand sides the grooves 6 open into slots 9 exposing the glass plate 4. The slots 9 serve to expose elongated areas of the glass plate 4. Referring toV Figure l, it will be 8. As shown more clearly in Figurel 3,

seen'that these elongated areas have painted l or otherwise inscribed thereon the name of an individual, for instance Doctor White as indicated at lO. Opposite the name, and on the glass, and separated from the name by a hyphen is the word In As shown,

within the casing, behind the mperforate portion ofthe closing member is the source of illumination in the form of an elongated electric light incandescent bulb l1. Also in the casing, and arranged behind the sight opening and disposed at an approximate 45 angle is a mirror 12, which has its effective 5 surface disposed outwardlyi' Obviously, With this arrangement, the light rays from the bulb will play upon the mirror surface, and' Will be reflected from the latter and projected through the glass 4i and slots Qiand 3 respectively, when the slides 7 are openl Under ordinary conditions, the casing will be illuminated internally at all times, 0r during oiiice ho-urs, and if, for instance, Doctor White is in, the slide surface covering his naine Will be moved to a position as indicated in Figure l to uncover the naineborne upon the transparent glassplate 4. Should he go out he Will close the slide to bring the imperio-rate part into a position to conceal the Word In At the same time, the `Word Out will be displayed upon theA slide. The

"- -advantage of a structure of this Vkind is thought to be clearly evident, and, inasmuch as the structure and arrangement of parts has been clearly shown and described, it is thought that a more lengthy description of the invention is probably unnecessary. n

Although I have shown and describedthe preferred embodiment of the inventiomit is to be understood that minor changes coining Within the field of invention claimedmay be resorted to, if desired.

I claim:

l. A register of the class described coniprising an open front casing, a closure for said open front, said closure embodying an outer plate provided with sight openings, an inner transparent plate having portions extending over said openings, names being inscribed upon said portions, translucent slides mounted to cover said sight openings and "names, a single source of illumination in said and an intermediate grooved plate, the por- :tions of said transparent plate oppositesaid sight openings beingpro-vided With names adapted to be displayed through said sight openings, translucent slides mounted in the grooves in thevintermediate plate and cooperable with said sightopenings, a mirror arranged in said casing in back of said sight openings, said -inirror being adapted to reliect light rays through all of said openings ,i and being disposed atan angle With respect "'to said openings, and f a single source of illumination in'said casing adapted to project light rays-onto said reflector.

.,In testimony WhereofI aiiiX my signature.

EMERY J. FORD. 

